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<\/i> About ADF Web Magazine<\/h2>\r\n

ADF<\/a> was established in 2009, as a nonprofit organization(NPO), with the aim of contributing to the improvement of education and culture related to design by building a wide range of networks with domestic and international organizations and citizens through the collection of various information related to design and information dissemination. To enhance our activities, ADF has launched the Web Magazine site. We hope that we can provide design trends\/information and a unique and multifaceted perspective on expressions and designs around the world. Further, if you want to post your information on this site concerning design, art, and architecture, please contact from this page<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

Additionally, in fiscal year 2024, the ADF Web Magazine received the Best Design Media Award<\/a> at the A' Design Award & Competition, a globally recognized design award.<\/p>\r\n

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The official name of the organization is NPO Aoyama Design Forum, but for convenience, we will also use the abbreviated ADF, NPO ADF, Aoyama Design Forum, and so forth.<\/p>\r\n

ADF also participates in the \"Public-Private Partnership Platform for SDGs for Regional Development<\/a>\" established by the Cabinet Office to promote the implementation of the SDGs. The \"Public-Private Partnership Platform for SDGs for Regional Development\" was established in 2018 by the Cabinet Office as a platform for public-private partnerships to deepen partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders, including governments, organizations, private businesses, and citizens, to promote the domestic implementation of the SDGs and lead to regional development driven by the SDGs. The platform was established in 2018 as a forum for public-private partnerships to deepen partnerships with various stakeholders, including governments, organizations, private businesses, and citizens.<\/p>\r\n

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ADF became a supporting member<\/a> of Metaverse Japan<\/a> in 2023. Metaverse Japan will serve as a hub for the broad sharing of cutting-edge information and worldviews across industry and corporate boundaries, will serve as a cornerstone for discussion of the new concept of the Metaverse, and will help to promote Japan's IP and ADF is also an organization that respects diversity and strives to create a new social power that fosters happiness to increase opportunities for people to develop their potential and play an active role in society. ADF will also contribute as a new social force that encourages happiness, respects diversity, and increases the opportunities for people to fulfill their potential and play an active role.<\/p>\r\n

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<\/i> Aoyama Design Forum's activities<\/h3>\r\n

To achieve the above objectives, the ADF conducts the following types of specified nonprofit activities.<\/p>\r\n